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Web-oriented Architecture (WOA)

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Web-oriented Architecture (WOA)

WOA develops applications for the internet and is a "substyle" of service-oriented architecture (SOA). WOA develops applications in the following ways:

  • It identifies resources. (For example, WOA uses a uniform resource identifier, or URI, to identify web pages.)

  • It manipulates resources through representations. (WOA can use HTTP to retrieve communication data.)

  • It can use Multipurpose Internet Messaging Extensions, or MIME, to make messages "self-descriptive" so the client can find data.

  • It can use hyperlinks to separate a client from a URI structure.

  • It keeps applications neutral. 

What Small and Midsize Businesses Need to Know About Web-oriented Architecture (WOA)

With WOA, internet users access applications on the web instead of a computer, allowing easy access to services from any location or smart device. SMBs might want to adopt this model to provide web-based services to customers, improve accessibility across devices, and increase service scalability. 

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